Before anything, Feel free to post your favorite cards & stories you have of our Bearded Warrior. I want this to be a collective thread rather than my own =)

Hey everyone, today is an end of an era for us Red Wing fans. The man has bought us countless memories and was a great part for our 2008 Stanley cup. He took the honor of Captaining our team and did so with great pride. Though I wish I had gotten the chance to see him play live during his young and prime years, having caught my first red wing game back in 2016, even at the age of 36, you can see why Zetterberg was such a special player. The man just was so strong on the puck and smart too. That is what I loved about Henrik Zetterberg.

I knew this day had to come at some point, and I do look forward to what our future beholds, but for now, lets honor Henrik Zetterberg's career.

***Also, please feel free to view a playlist I've had of Z's career. It's given me countless hours of entertainment and smiles over the years.

Though my memory is beginning to fail me these days, this is possibly my first ever card of Henrik Zetterberg. I got it back when I was 14 at my LCS from a Tuff Stuff magazine. I had asked one of the guys behind the counter on a BV of a card of mine. He pulled out a Tuff Stuff magazine that and out came this card. Once I saw him set it aside, I saw that it was Henrik Zetterberg and mentioned how he was my Favorite Wing. He was kind enough to give it to me, and after 14 years, I still have it =)

Back in 2016, in a time where you had all the young superstars being the face of the sport, Zetterberg was still the most relevant to me. My dad doesn't know much about hockey but he always knew how he was my favorite, and for my graduation he got me a trio of Zetterberg items.

Though I have loved collecting cards, I often attribute this card as one of, if not THE reason why I am here collecting as serious as I am today. Back in 2010 when I was turning 20 years old, my dad insisted on getting me something for my Birthday. At that point I had been away from actively collecting for a small handful of years. When thinking about something moderate, I randomly thought of the fact that as much as I loved Zetterberg, I didn't have a single rookie auto of his. So I went on Ebay during that time and found this card for open auction. Waited a few days for the last moments, and wound up winning the card somewhere between $80-90. Ever since that point my eyes started to wander toward hockey cards more and more until I went all in back in the summer of 2011.